Commis Chef - Nights NEW Gather & Gather Posted today £14.50 per hour Newark Chefs

Compass Group; Newark on Trent; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering company is seeking a dedicated Commis Chef - Nights in Newark. This full-time role involves preparing high-quality food, overseeing menu changes, and enhancing food service based on customer feedback. Ideal candidates should have a passion for food, previous supervisory experience, and relevant qualifications like City & Guilds or NVQ. The company offers excellent training, career development opportunities, and various employee benefits to foster a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Great operational training and development

Personal Development and Training opportunities

Wellbeing strategy

Regular social events

Discount vouchers

Qualifications

• Must have experience supervising a team.
• Experience in a similar Chef role is required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare delicious, high-quality food for clients.
• Oversee and implement menu changes.
• Identify opportunities to improve food services.
• Listen to customer feedback for service improvement.
• Support creation of new menus and food concepts.
• Maintain a positive brand image for CH&CO.
• Monitor kitchen inventories for stock management.
• Ensure kitchen hygiene standards are upheld.
• Comply with Food Handling and Safety regulations.

Skills

Passion for great-tasting food

Exceptional customer service

Supervisory experience

Flexibility

Education

City & Guilds 706/1 & 2 or NVQ equivalent

Food Hygiene certificate

Job description

We're currently recruiting a dedicated Commis Chef - Nights to help ensure the smooth running of the operations in Inspire on a full time basis, contracted to 37.5 hours per week.

As a Commis Chef - Nights, you will use your skills to maintain a high standard of quality work. In return, you will have the chance to progress your career with a company that invests in its people, celebrates individuality, and rewards and recognises employees who go beyond the plate.

Working with us has its perks! People are at the heart of everything we do, so we've developed a range of benefits and development opportunities:

• Great operational training and development
• Personal Development and Training opportunities - We are passionate about our growing team
• A great wellbeing strategy - including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Regular social events and communication with our leaders
• Access to some great high street discount vouchers

Could you bring your spark to Inspire? Here's what you need to know before applying:

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Preparing delicious, high-quality food that delights our clients and customers
• Overseeing and implementing menu changes
• Identifying opportunities to improve our food services
• Listening and acting on customer feedback to consistently improve our food services
• Supporting with the creation of new menus and creative food concepts
• Representing CH&CO and maintaining a positive brand image
• Monitoring inventories to keep our kitchens well-stocked
• Overseeing kitchen cleaning responsibilities to maintain hygiene standards
• Complying with Food Handling, Hygiene and Health and Satefty regulations

Our ideal Chef will:

• Be passionate about great-tasting food and exceptional customer service
• Hold a City & Guilds 706/1 & 2 or NVQ equivalent
• Have experience supervising a team
• Have experience in a similar Chef role
• Hold a Food Hygiene certificate
• Have a flexible approach to working

Job Reference: com/0701/43960001/52776467/WJ #Gather and Gather

CH&CO, a part of Compass Group UK&I, is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive - because diversity is our strength!

Location

Newark, Newark, NG24 2NH, United Kingdom

Job Reference: com/0701/43960001/52776467/WJ